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Race to the Top Officially Starts: Will NY's "Data Firewall" Hurt Its Chances?

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Nevada, Merryl Tisch, Arne Duncan, Wisconsin, Education Reform, Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama, Race to the Top, California, New York News
Thomas W. Carroll

Given New York's fiscal troubles -- Governor David Paterson has warned that the state could run out of money as early as December -- this is not a competition the state can afford to lose.

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10 States Face Looming Budget Disasters: Pew Report

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: States Fiscal Crisis, Wisconsin, California, States Budgets, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Arizona, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Michigan, Oregon, Politics News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state ...

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Whose Right to Sex Education?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Abstinence Education, Birth Control, Abstinence Only, Virginity Pledges, Sex Education, Guttmacher Institute, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Barack Obama, Wisconsin, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

What did we get for $1.9 billion? Nothing good. Abstinence-only education has been shown to have no effect on how much teenagers have sex - none.

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Jeff Wood DUI Video Released: Wisconsin Lawmaker Falls During Sobriety Test (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jeffrey Wood DUI Video, Drunk Driving, Dashcam Video, Jeff Wood DUI Video, Wisconsin, Jeff Wood Falls, Madison, Drunk Driving Video, Tomah Police, Tomah, Politics News

TOMAH, Wis. (AP)-- A squad car video shows a Wisconsin lawmaker falling down during a sobriety test that led to his third arrest in less than a year o...

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Wisconsin Tailgate Brat Tub Recipe

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 10.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Tailgate, Wisconsin, Sausage, Sauerkraut, Football, Beer, Potato Salad, Green Bay, Bratwurst, Mustard, Tailgating, Klement's, University of Wisconsin, Brats, Fry Out, Usinger's, Mt. Horeb, Sheboygan, Johnsonville, Style News

In this recipe we take a classic Wisconsin technique and riff on it slightly. The brats are simmered first in beer, then grilled, then the beer is made into a sauce, and the brats simmer in the sauce. Touchdown!

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In Defense of Michael Pollan and a Civil, More Nuanced Food Debate

Paula Crossfield | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Farming, Michael Pollan, Common Reading, Wisconsin, In Defense of Food, Astroturfing, Green News
Paula Crossfield

As a political observer following the shift occurring in our understanding about agriculture, I can't help but be reminded that change does not come p...

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Women Accused Of Gluing Man's Penis To Stomach Must Stand Trial

AP | ROBERT IMRIE | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Penis, Testimony, Wisconsin, Sex, Krazy Glue, Crime, Glued Penis, Court Case, Chilton, Home News

CHILTON, Wis. — A man whose penis was glued to his stomach testified Tuesday that a motel tryst with a girlfriend involving a bondage fantasy tu...

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Video Shows Wis. State Lawmaker Hitting Cyclist

AP | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bicycling, Wisconsin, Fred Clark, Car Accidents, Video, Politics News

AP MADISON, Wis. — Video taken from inside a city bus shows a Wisconsin state lawmaker running a red light and smashing into a bicyclist. Rep. ...

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Women Take Revenge On Philanderer By Gluing His Penis To His Stomach

AP | ROBERT IMRIE | Posted 09.04.2009 | Home

Read More: Wisconsin, Penis, Michelle Belliveau, Superglued Penis, Therese Ziemann, Home News

WAUSAU, Wis. — A married man who planned to rendezvous with one of his handful of lovers at an eastern Wisconsin motel instead found himself bou...

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Hot Dog Road Trip: A Patriotic Party Plan

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Push Cart, Sausage, Frankfurters, Nathan's, Atlanta, Weenie Royale, Red Hots, Nich Tahou's, Sabrett, Tonawanda, The Varsity, Italian Dog, New Jersey, Boston, New York, Rhode Island, Coleslaw, Rutt's Hut, Paterson Nj, July 4, Tube Steaks, Phoenix, Slawdog, Kayem, Weenies, Dogs, Independence Day, Coney Island, Tucson, Maine, Meat, Franks, Wieners, Hots, Wienies, Furters, Dodger Dogs, Wisconsin, Bratwurst, Corndog, Mustard, Eastwood, Greek, Flo's, Rochester, Cincinnati, Texas, Sonora, Fenway, Puka, Chicago Dog, Chicago Style Hot Dog, Vienna Beef, Chicago Food, Style News

If you're planning a cookout for this most patriotic of days, here's an opportunity to celebrate the American dream. Because hot dog culture is American history.

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5th-Graders Pick Winning Stocks

AP | Posted 06.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Wisconsin, Stock Market, Annie Czech, Education, Wisconsin Stock Market Game, Tullar Elementary School, Sam Weiler, Jen Sagehorn, Bailey Morton, Economicswisconsin, Business News

NEENAH, Wis. — If your stock portfolio isn't performing as well as you'd like, maybe you could hand it over to these fifth-graders. Four student...

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Parents Sue Over Prep School's Shutdown

New York Times | GERALDINE FABRIKANT | Posted 04.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Prep School, Schools, Wisconsin, Conserve School, Business News

When the students of the Conserve School in Wisconsin poured into the auditorium on a blustery morning early this year, they had no inkling of what wo...

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Congressman Dave Obey: Chief Architect of Plan for America's Recovery

Gov. Jim Doyle | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wisconsin, Economic Recovery, Economic Recovery Plan, David Obey, Jim Doyle, Obama Economic Recovery Plan, Politics News
Gov. Jim Doyle

Congressman Obey led the effort in Washington to shape the plan. We now have a Recovery and Reinvestment Act that lets states be partners in moving this country forward.

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Wisconsin Governor Doyle Proposes Domestic Partnership Protections In State Budget

Scott Foval | Posted 03.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Glbtq, Equal Rights, Wisconsin, Fair Wisconsin, Domestic Partnerships, Gov. Jim Doyle, Wisconsin Domestic Partnership Protections, Gay Marriage, Chicago News
Scott Foval

The domestic partnership protections are the first proposed by any Midwestern state.

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Bon Iver's New CD: Is It Fabulous -- Or Is It a Fabulous Fraud?

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 03.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Wisconsin, Bon Iver, Entertainment News
Jesse Kornbluth

I saw sensitivity; my wife saw pretension. I heard rough-hewn Beach Boys; she heard a vocal trick, endlessly repeated. I sensed emotional depth; she registered earnestness and manipulation.

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Wisconsin Man Accused Of Stealing $625 Of Lobster, Beef: "Times Are Tough"

AP | Posted 02.02.2009 | Home

Read More: Lobster Thief, Wisconsin, Lobster, Beef, Home News

RACINE, Wis. — This alleged grocery thief apparently has a taste for finer cuisine. Racine police said 43-year-old Brian A. Rubenstein tried to ...

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Will Wisconsin Go Nuclear After Scrapping Coal Plant?

madison.com | Posted 12.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Wisconsin Nuclear, Energy, Wisconsin, Coal, Nuclear Power, Green News

This week's decision by state regulators to pull the plug on a planned coal-fired power plant in southwest Wisconsin sent a clear signal to lawmakers:...

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Feingold Could Lead Senate Foreign Relations

The Hill | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russ Feingold, Senator, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Senator, Barack Obama's Cabinet, Obama's Cabinet, Barack Obama, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Politics News

Vice President-elect Joe Biden leaves an open chairmanship on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that could end up being filled by one of the mos...

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Chicago Republicans Campaigning In Wisconsin

Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Republicans, Wisconsin, Swing States, John McCain, Mccain Swing States, Mccain Wisconsin, Republican Young Professionals, Chicago News

Chicago Republicans are following the lead of their Democratic counterparts and crossing into nearby swing states to help campaign, Abdon Pallasch re...

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In Former Swing-State Wisconsin, It's Ground Game and Robocalls

Scott Foval | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama Wisconsin, Wisconsin Robocalls, Wisconsin Ground Game, Wisconsin, Mccain Wisconsin, Wisconsin Gop, Wisconsin Canvassers, Gop Robocalls, Wisconsin Swing State, Home News
Scott Foval

The Badger State woke up Monday morning to hear that neither the McCain-Palin, nor Obama-Biden presidential campaigns considers Wisconsin "in play" du...

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On the Ground in Wisconsin, a Union Voter Update

Elana Levin | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wisconsin, Labor, Activism, Volunteer Stories Obama, Gotv, Get Out the Vote, Unite Here, Labor Unions, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Elana Levin

United Here is knocking on the doors of members of Change to Win unions telling them how Obama supports working families. On weekends, they volunteer with the Obama campaign too. Their dedication is incredible.

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Obama's Wisconsin Campaign is Focused and Cool

Paul Hogarth | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Get Out the Vote, Field Operation, General Election, Wisconsin, Same-Day Voter Registration, Barack Obama, Swing States, Politics News
Paul Hogarth

When we learned that McCain was pulling his campaign out of Michigan, it meant he would divert more field resources to Wisconsin. The Obama campaign in Wisconsin had to be ready.

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A Contrast Of Small-Town Mayors: Sarah & Mary

Mary Kinnunen | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Alaska, John McCain, Small-Town Mayors, Presidential Politics, Wisconsin, Family Values, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Home News
Mary Kinnunen

MI offer this essay from the perspective of someone who's walked in Mayor Sarah's snowshoes. Also, I wanted to see how I might stack-up as a VP candidate. I was Hillary's Oneida County Chairperson after all.

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Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, North Dakota, Rick Noriega, Mitch McConnell, Nebraska, Al Franken, West Virginia, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Mary Landrieu, Democratic Party, Missouri, Sarah Palin, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, John Kennedy, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Saxby Chambliss, Elizabeth Dole, Mississippi, Republican Party, North Carolina, Florida, John McCain, Alaska, Ronnie Musgrove, Louisiana, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Texas, Lindsey Graham, Pennsylvania, Bob Conley, Minnesota, John Cornyn, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wyoming, Georgia, Iowa, Jimmy Carter, Jeff Merkley, Hillary Clinton, Utah, Senate, Indiana, Electoral College, 2008 Election, Electoral Map, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

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A Big Week For Flawed Voter Matching Experiments

The Brennan Center for Justice | Posted 10.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Purging, Wisconsin, Voter Disenfranchisement, New Jersey, Motor Votor, Voter Registration, Florida, Election 2008, Disenfranchized Voters, African Americans, Voting, Off the Bus, Home News
The Brennan Center for Justice

Why would public servants push flawed policies proven time and again to unfairly disenfranchise American voters, and particularly voters of color? Well, you can draw your own conclusions.

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